Good Samaritans rescue an elderly couple before the train reaches the vehicle

An elderly couple was rescued by two passers-by after their car got stuck in the snow at a railroad crossing.

(Bridgewater Police Department)

An elderly couple is happy to be alive after two good Samaritans took them out of their car just before a train hit them.

Police in Bridgewater, Mass., Said they were called to a railroad crossing on Broad Street after a report, an MBTA commuter rail train hit a car early Thursday afternoon.

The vehicle got stuck at the railway crossing due to heavy snowfall. Two passers-by quickly helped the older couple, a driver and a passenger, get out of the car before the train arrived, police said in a press release.

The car was thrown to nearby doors and a control shed that exposed live wires.